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w as the Joint C om m union Service and Sunday. T his w as the 9th year that the H K CC
B reakfast Fellow ship for the Clergy. For the conducted the ‘ive Loaves an d T w o F ish
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first tim e, representatives from the sem inaries C am paign” U p to M ay this year, m ore than
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and pastors from several independent H K $700,000 w as raised.
churches attended the service. 6. Last year, m oral education w as the dom inant
2. T he Public Policy C om m ission, as w ell as issue for discussion for the C olloquium o f Six
concerned staff, voiced out opinions from a R eligions L eaders. Sem inars aim ed at
w ider C hristian perspective on im portant understanding each o th e r’ religious traditions
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governm ent policies and decision affecting the and theologies w ere held bi-m onthly.
life o f the com m on people. T he C oalition for 7. T he Council m em bers w ere very interested in
M onitoring Public U tilities, after a y ea r's hard the draft o f the N ew C onstitution o f the
w ork, becam e an influential pressure group in P eo p le’ R epublic o f C hina and especially
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H ong K ong. concerned about the freedom o f religious
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3. T he m onthly C hinese publication ‘he activities. A sm all study group w as form ed
M essage”served as an im portant forum w ith and a forum w as also held. H K C C ’ view s

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the w riters including theologians and w ere articulated and sent to the C hina
concerned laym en. T hey analyzed key social G overnm ent.
and ecclesiastical issues and reflected on them
theologically. Sem inars w ere held frequently
1983-1984
and two o f them w ere especially notew orthy:
one the 'C h u rch and the Future o f H ong
1. T he Pentecostal H oliness C hurch w as

K ong”and other a series o f four m eetings on
off i cially received as a m em ber church; the
"Jesus C hrist, the Life o f the W orld” . A
C hristian Fam ily Service C entre w as also
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collection o f essays on ‘he C h u rch 's
accepted as an affiliated agency o f the

C om m itm ent to our M inistries in H ong K ong” Council.
w as published in book form .
2. T he W orld-w ide W eek o f Prayer for C hristian
4. Six w om en leaders attended the 7th A sian
U nity 1984 w as held on January 18-25. T he
C hurch W om en's C onference. T hree
L im a L iturgy w as used for the first tim e in
exchange tours o f youth to G uangzhou w ere
H ong K ong on the occasion o f the Joint
held. T he 9th senior students5 R etreat C am p

C om m union Service and B reakfast Fellow ship
w as held in June w ith 100 Form V
for the Clergy, theological students and lay
participants. T here w ere two program s o f the
leaders. D uring the w eek, w orship services
'S u m m er w ith a Purpose” taking place

w ere held in three churches, and a joint
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pastoral letter, w ritten by B ishop John B aptist
participants at each site.
W u and B ishop Peter K w ong, w as issued.
5. T he H K C C w orked closely w ith the W C C and
3. Tw o sem inars on C hristian U nity w ere held to
C C A and continued a very good relationship
help C hristians und erstand the issues and
w ith the churches in C hina through T he
trends o f C hristian U nity.
T hree S elf M ovem ent and the C hina C hristian
4. Tw o services for the 1984 W orld D ay of
C ouncil. T he C ouncil expressed solidarity
Prayer w ere held in H ong K ong. T he
w ith a great m any churches or church
offerings from the services w ere sent to the
councils w hen they w ere forced to face
H ong K ong C ouncil o f W om en to support
difficult situations and dem ands such as in the
their shelter for abused w om en.
case o f A ustralia, P hilippines and South
5. Tw o youth tours to C hina w ere organized and
K orea. H K C C also continued to m aintain an
the Y outh C om m ittee also helped to arrange
excellent w orking relationship w ith the
and prepare for the C hristian C onference of
R om an C atholic C hurch. A jo in t pastoral
A sia's Y outh A ssem bly to be held in O ctober
letter w as issued by the R C C B ishop, the
in N ew D elhi.
A nglican B ishop and the C hairperson o f the
6. A special com m ittee, C om m ission on M ission,
H K C C to m ark W orld C om m unication
w as form ed in O ctober 1983 to discuss the
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